Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council

Name: Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council
Address: 240 Elm Street, Cumming, GA, 30040, US
Telephone: (770) 887-1710

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Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council

Educating, advocating, and empowering youth and community members to prevent substance abuse.

The Forsyth County Georgia Drug Free Coalition was formed by a collaborative group of concerned citizens.

11/12/2025

Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL) is a free weekly support group for families navigating a loved one’s addiction.

📍 Live Life Counseling
1435 Haw Creek Cir E, Suite 403
🗓 Mondays | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📞 Contact: Wendy Cates – 678-371-6953
📧 [email protected]

PAL provides education, support, and hope — helping parents regain peace, purpose, and strength. 🌱

11/07/2025

We’re proud to be have the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council’s Youth Committee! 💙 Our mission is to empower youth and the community through real, relatable stories that raise awareness about substance abuse, mental health, and making smart choices—one heartbeat at a time.

We’re always looking for people to share their stories or be part of future interviews! 💬 If you’re interested, send us a DM — we’d love to hear from you.

https://youtube.com/?si=RuU2yFJ88WXI4Uy3

11/06/2025

🚨 ARAD 2026 is officially here!

We’re excited to gear up for another powerful year of advocacy, connection, and celebrating recovery across Georgia.

Registration & Sponsorship information:
https://gc4recovery.org/arad-2026/

10/29/2025

Reminder for next week’s council meeting Wednesday November 5th at 8:00 a.m. at the United Way. If you are unable to attend in person, please attend via zoom at the link below.

We are excited to welcome our speaker Kerry Hobbs. Kerry is the Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Northside Hospital.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81622906879?pwd=UENPalAyeTJxNHNZUVgxb1Q4aktLQT09

Meeting ID: 816 2290 6879
Passcode: 39347

We hope you can join us either in-person or via Zoom!

Thanks everyone for all you do hope to see you at the meeting.

10/16/2025

Join the Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery for a policy discussion and briefing via Zoom on Thursday 20 November 2025

The State of Nursing in Georgia: The Impact of Addiction on the Nursing Shortage

Two Specific Topics:

Substance Use Supports for Nurses

Peer Support for Pregnant and New Mothers with Substance Use Challenges

Thursday 20 November
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
VIA Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7434712140?omn=83237470072

Meeting ID: 743 471 2140

09/23/2025

Reminder for next week’s council meeting Wednesday October 1sr at 8:00 a.m. at the United Way. If you are unable to attend in person, please attend via zoom at the link below.

We are excited to welcome our speaker from our law enforcement sector, Lieutenant Chris Glowcheski.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81622906879?pwd=UENPalAyeTJxNHNZUVgxb1Q4aktLQT09

Meeting ID: 816 2290 6879
Passcode: 39347

We hope you can join us either in-person or via Zoom!

Thanks everyone for all you do hope to see you at the meeting.

09/18/2025

A MUST watch - thank you to WSB-TV Channel 2 for including the voices of people with lived experience and families from communities across Georgia

🚨WSB-TV Channel 2 presents Georgia’s Opioid Crisis, an hour-long special dedicated to examining the impact, the response and the resources available for Georgians who need help to beat this dangerous addiction.

Georgia’s Opioid Crisis is hosted by Channel 2 Anchors Karyn Greer and Jorge Estevez. The show focuses on the work being done to stop this crisis and break through the stigma of addiction.

Georgia’s Opioid Crisis airs 21 September 21 at 7 PM on
WSB-TV and streams on
wsbtv.com, the free WSB-TV News App, WSB Now free on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Samsung and Vizio.

WHO: Channel 2 Anchors Karyn Greer and Jorge Estevez
WHAT: Georgia’s Opioid Crisis
WHEN: Sunday, 21 September 2025, at 7 PM
WHERE: WSB-TV | Channel 2 and Streaming on WSB Now

09/02/2025

🚨🚨 Join the Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery for a very special National Recovery Month Celebration

Wednesday 10 September
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
VIA Zoom
Meeting ID: 743 471 2140

A Celebration of Recovery in Georgia Communities

This public round table conversation will be an opportunity for peers with lived experience, family members, clinical leaders, local government leaders, business leaders and Members of the General Assembly to discuss what’s working and what could be better as we break stigma and show Georgia that Recovery is Real

🚨🚨

08/28/2025

Reminder for next week’s council meeting Wednesday September 3rd at 8:00 a.m. WE ARE GOING ON A FIELD TRIP! OUR MEETING WILL BE AT LIVE, LIFE, COUNSELING ADDRESS: 1435 Haw Creek Circle East Suite 403 Cumming, GA 30041
If you are unable to attend in person, please attend via zoom at the link below.

In honor of this month being National Recovery Month, we are excited to welcome a surprise speaker that will not disappoint!

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81622906879?pwd=UENPalAyeTJxNHNZUVgxb1Q4aktLQT09

Meeting ID: 816 2290 6879
Passcode: 39347

08/21/2025

📅 Sunday, Sept 7 | 4–7pm | Fowler Park 🎉 Free event with food, games, and community support. Come celebrate recovery with us!

08/13/2025

Hope to see you all there !!

Address

240 Elm Street
Cumming, GA
30040

Telephone

(770) 887-1710

Website

http://www.forsythcountydrugawarenesscouncil.org/

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